Leo Parker is a driving instructor at his parents’ driving school in Settlesham. Many years ago, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Second World War, Leo and the students in his school were tasked with corresponding with students at a school in Alphafen, Germany. Both cities were bombed during the war, though neither seemed Continue reading

Todd Kingston and Yrsa Helgerson meet when Todd rescues Yrsa from a mugging one night in London. They quickly develop a strong friendship and romance. When Yrsa’s gets word that her mother has died, she has some angst about going back to her Nordic home. Todd encourages her to be there for family and offers Continue reading

I was a long-time reader of DAW’s The Year’s Best Horror Stories series and I’ve been randomly looking for something similar, with more current writers and stories. I came across this collection and decided to give it a try. There are definitely some names I recognize, which is good (Christina Henry is one of my Continue reading

Ruby Tucker wants nothing more than to make it big in the punk music scene in Atlanta but she’s currently stuck in her backwoods, small town with her dysfunctional family and she’s had a falling out with her best friend and bandmate and her dreams look dead in the water, When Ruby goes to help Continue reading

I like reading Tim Waggoner books.  I’m never quite sure what I’m going to get, other than something that’s bound to be a wild ride, unexpected turns, completely gruesome moments, and humor both bright and dark. Curious, I looked through some of the other reviews of this particular book and I see a real variety of ratings Continue reading

Kate is the daughter of a cultist, a part of a group who once tried to create their own god from mis-matched body parts. Things didn’t go well and the body parts were distributed among the group until they might be ready to try again.  Now, Kate, and her cousin Ethan, are ready to make Continue reading

Harry Adams is a single mother raising a teenage boy in the post-COVID world.  She’s willing to do anything to provide a better world for her son and she takes whatever job she can get, currently it’s cleaning houses.  Being a fan of horror movies, when horror film director Javier Castillo is looking for a Continue reading